(Subscription required) Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation restricting the influence private equity firms, hedge funds and other outside investors can exercise over lawsuits in California. AB 2305 is part of a national trend of state legislation limiting financial arrangements but also goes further than recent laws in some other states. 

Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal has rejected a defendant’s attempt to overturn his murder conviction based on the fact that the 67-year-old victim died months after the brutal attack with “COVID-19” being listed as the cause of death on the official records.

Some US law students arrived on campus this fall to find they aren't allowed to use their laptops or phones in class, as schools push to restrict access to AI. Others are being required to use AI in certain courses. And some are encountering both approaches simultaneously as their schools attempt to balance traditional legal learning with training on a technology that’s rapidly transforming the legal profession.

Developed in 2006 as part of the previous year’s Centennial of the California Courts of Appeal commemoration, the project features more than 150 interviews posted on the California Appellate Court Legacy Project’s webpage. Through in-depth recorded video interviews, state appellate court justices recount their childhoods, career pathways, public service experience, notable opinions, and other events that have helped shape their perspectives.